Orion albert crabbs and sylvester emens



(No Model.)

O. A. GRABBS & S. EMENS. TUG.

No. 447,050. Patented Feb. 24,1891.

UNITED STATES ATENT OEEICE.

ORION ALBERT ORABBS AND SYLVESTER EMENS, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,050, dated February24, 1891.

Application filed November l5, 1890. Serial No. 371,495. (No model.) I

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that we, ORION ALBERT CRABBS and SYLvEsTER EMENS, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Dayton, in the count-y of Montgomery andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Thill-Tug, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to thill-tugs; and it has for its object toprovide a device of this class which shall be simple in construction,and which shall hold the shafts in proper place at all times and permitthem to work freely when the horse is moving and prevent pressure uponthe back of the horse when backing.

The invention consists in the im proved construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

lu the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l is a side view of a thill-tugconstructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view ot'the same. Fig. is a perspective detail view of the upper part of theframe of our improved thill-tug.v Fig. i is a perspective detail view ofthe lower part of the frame of the thill-tug` the covering-plate havingbeen removed so as to expose the rollers.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures. i

The frame of our improved thill-tug, which is designated by l, isconstructed preferably of malleable iron, and is provided at its upperend with a downwardly-extending leaf 2, in which a longitudinal slot 3is formed. This is for the attachment of the buckle 4f, by means ofwhich the tug-loop is to be attached tothe usual manner to aharnesssaddie, the slot 3 being for the admission of the tongue 5 of thebuckle. The buckle-loop 6 is suitably mounted upon the leaf 2 below thebuckle, and the said leaf may then be secured to the body of the frameby riveting or in any convenient manner. Upon the under side of theframe is formed a loop or bail 7 for the attachment of the belly-band.

The lower part of the frame l is provided with recesses S, in which aremounted the balls or rollers 9 9, which are provided withlaterally-extending spindles lO, for which suitable bearings are formedadjacent to the recesses 8. A suitably-constructed coveringplate is tobe used for the purpose of retaining the balls or rollers in theirrespective recesses, such covering-plate, which is designated by ll,being provided with openings 12, through which the faces of the balls orrollers may project.

The operation and advantages of our invention will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed.

The construction of the deviceis simple and inexpensive, the entireframe being cast of malleable iron in a single piece and requiringmerely the addition of the buckle, the billetloop, and the rollers tocomplete the device. The said rollers, which are placed so as to rotateat an angle to each other, form bearings for the shafts, which are thuspermitted to move freely in the tug-loop, thus preventing undue wearupon the harness and unnecessary strain upon the horse.

Having'thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States-- l. In a thill-tug, thecombination, with the herein-described frame, cast of malleable iron andprovided at its upper end With a downwardly-extendinglongitudinally-slotted leaf and provided in its lower portion withrecesses, of the balls or rollers seated in said recesses and havinglaterally-extending spindles, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

9. In a thill-tug` the combination, with a suitable frame provided withrecesses or bearings, of the ball-shaped rollers provided withlaterally-extending spindles mounted in said bearings, and means forretaining the said rollers in position, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ORION ALBERT ORABBS. SYLVESTER EMENS.

'Witnessesz J. R. THOMSON, JAS. R. S. SMITH.

